Flavell, Miller, and Miller (1993) Identified Several Features of Adolescent

question 6

Multiple Choice

Flavell, Miller, and Miller (1993) identified several features of adolescent thought that include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

• A) an increase in domain-specific knowledge
• B) greater information-processing capacity
• C) advances in metacognition
• D) a leveling off of existing competencies

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Definitions:

Ribosomes

Cellular organelles that function as the site of protein synthesis, reading mRNA and assembling amino acids into proteins.

Golgi Apparatus

A cell organelle involved in modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins and lipids for secretion or use within the cell.

Vacuole

Membrane-bound sac, larger than a vesicle; usually functions in storage and can contain a variety of substances. In plants, the central vacuole fills much of the interior of the cell.

Plant Cells

The basic structural and functional units of plants, distinguished by their cell wall, chloroplasts, and central vacuole.